This page looks at what your community does to commemorate ANZAC day. How is ANZAC day commemorated in your community? How does the Return Services groups (RSA and RSL) commemorate? How do the local Schools remember ANZAC day? Do the armed forces, police and other services celebrate and commemorate? What about other community groups?
Instructions:
1. Consider the different community groups that commemorate Anzac day.
2. Research the commemorations that involve these groups or organisation.
3. Do some secondary research, looking up in local publications, websites and other media how your organisation commemorates.
4. Please add suitable references and acknowledgements to the section below.
Our Community ANZAC Story
Australian War Memorial - Vatsala an Brooklyn.
Community : Australia.
The Australian War Memorial was built to commemorate the sacrifice of those Australians who died in war. Its purpose is to assist Australians to remember, interpret and understand the Australian experience of war and its enduring impact on Australian society. The national ceremony begins with the traditional order of service, including the national anthem, the commemorative address, the laying of the wreath, the reading of the hymns, the sounding of the last post and the observance of 1-minute silence. There are also speeches made by the Prime minister, the governor general and the Victoria Cross recipients. At the memorial, a dawn service, a national ANZAC day ceremony and the Last Post Ceremony are also held on ANZAC day.
Every Anzac day thousands of people line the streets in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra to attend the ANZAC parade in honour those whom served our country in war. At the Royal Australian Airforce base a 3 hour ceremony/parade is held where family members represent their ancestors by wearing there medals and uniforms etc. This is a parade which has great meaning and is a way to respect our relatives who were involved in the war.
Wilderness School Community - Lilian and Nivi
As a community, Wilderness school celebrates ANZAC day in various ways. In the past, during World War I, Wilderness girls knitted socks and baked ANZAC biscuits for the Australian soldiers who fought against the Germans. In return, when the Australian seized one of the German trenches where they found a gas bell. This was given to the Wilderness girls as a token of appreciation. This bell is now displayed in Wilderness School on the front of the Green Door. Now, Wilderness School celebrates ANZAC day by playing ‘The Last Post’ on the trumpet every year. Along with this, there are also ceremonies that are celebrated on Remembrance day.
Emergency Services and Defence forces football game - Zi, Alanna and Christine
The football game happens on ANZAC Day at the Adelaide Oval annually. It is a football match between the Australian Combined Emergency Services (ACES) and a combined Defence Force team. The ACES is a team of police and fire service members. This event is a curtain raiser match leading to the Port Adelaide AFL match. Players from across the country attend commemoration activities in Adelaide for a week and the Glenelg Dawn Service. http://anzaccentenary.sa.gov.au/event/aces-v-defence-football-match-anzac-challenge-cup/
ANZAC Dawn Services- Veronica and Beth
The national Australian community commemorate ANZAC with dawn services. In SA and NT, they are organised by the RSL. They take place at dawn on 25th April to remember and thank the soldiers that gave their lives in Gallipoli, France and Ypres. ANZAC day stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. There are also dawn services in France and Turkey because they are also places of importance to Australian and New Zealand Military. The reason why the services take place at dawn is because it was the most favoured time to launch an attack on the enemy. Dawn services are an opportunity for the community of a town or city to remember the ANZACs and pay their respects.
ANZAC Biscuits - Eliza Day and Emma
On ANZAC Day many families bake ANZAC biscuits and give them out to their family. During the war soldiers wives or mothers sent the ANZAC biscuits to the soldiers. Many organisations gathered to make these biscuits. The biscuits have a special recipe without dairy, so the biscuits don’t go out of date on the trip over. The biscuits originated from a Scottish recipe made from rolled oats. The biscuits were originally called soldiers biscuits but were re named to ANZAC biscuits after the landing of Gallipoli. On ANZAC Day these biscuits are used for fundraising to help the welfare of aged war veterans. People make these biscuits honour the work the soldiers did for our country. If ANZAC biscuits are called “ANZAC cookies” they are unable to be sold.
Local and national sports clubs- Kate, Melarn and Tess.
Every year on ANZAC day, there is a special ANZAC round for the footy. Before the game, there is a small service in which the players and the crowd commemorate the men who fought and died in the war. The players line up and sing the Australian anthem while a flag is raised. During the game, the players all wear black bands around their upper-arm to show respect and remembrance of the ANZACS. Afterwards, a single player is awarded a medal for the best example of ANZAC spirit: skill, courage, self-sacrifice, teamwork and fair play.
References and Acknowledgements
Add the resources that your group used to research the community story here. If you have spoken to members of the organisation please acknowledge their contribution here to.
Our Community ANZAC Story - SarahH's Class
Purpose:
This page looks at what your community does to commemorate ANZAC day. How is ANZAC day commemorated in your community? How does the Return Services groups (RSA and RSL) commemorate? How do the local Schools remember ANZAC day? Do the armed forces, police and other services celebrate and commemorate? What about other community groups?Instructions:
1. Consider the different community groups that commemorate Anzac day.2. Research the commemorations that involve these groups or organisation.
3. Do some secondary research, looking up in local publications, websites and other media how your organisation commemorates.
4. Please add suitable references and acknowledgements to the section below.
Our Community ANZAC Story
Australian War Memorial - Vatsala an Brooklyn.
Community : Australia.
The Australian War Memorial was built to commemorate the sacrifice of those Australians who died in war. Its purpose is to assist Australians to remember, interpret and understand the Australian experience of war and its enduring impact on Australian society. The national ceremony begins with the traditional order of service, including the national anthem, the commemorative address, the laying of the wreath, the reading of the hymns, the sounding of the last post and the observance of 1-minute silence. There are also speeches made by the Prime minister, the governor general and the Victoria Cross recipients. At the memorial, a dawn service, a national ANZAC day ceremony and the Last Post Ceremony are also held on ANZAC day.
https://www.awm.gov.au/about/
https://www.awm.gove.au/commemoration/anzacday/
http://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/anzac/anazac-tradition/
ANZAC Parades - Eliza Duncan & India L
Every Anzac day thousands of people line the streets in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra to attend the ANZAC parade in honour those whom served our country in war. At the Royal Australian Airforce base a 3 hour ceremony/parade is held where family members represent their ancestors by wearing there medals and uniforms etc. This is a parade which has great meaning and is a way to respect our relatives who were involved in the war.
Wilderness School Community - Lilian and Nivi
As a community, Wilderness school celebrates ANZAC day in various ways. In the past, during World War I, Wilderness girls knitted socks and baked ANZAC biscuits for the Australian soldiers who fought against the Germans. In return, when the Australian seized one of the German trenches where they found a gas bell. This was given to the Wilderness girls as a token of appreciation. This bell is now displayed in Wilderness School on the front of the Green Door. Now, Wilderness School celebrates ANZAC day by playing ‘The Last Post’ on the trumpet every year. Along with this, there are also ceremonies that are celebrated on Remembrance day.
Emergency Services and Defence forces football game - Zi, Alanna and Christine
The football game happens on ANZAC Day at the Adelaide Oval annually. It is a football match between the Australian Combined Emergency Services (ACES) and a combined Defence Force team. The ACES is a team of police and fire service members. This event is a curtain raiser match leading to the Port Adelaide AFL match. Players from across the country attend commemoration activities in Adelaide for a week and the Glenelg Dawn Service.
http://anzaccentenary.sa.gov.au/event/aces-v-defence-football-match-anzac-challenge-cup/
ANZAC Dawn Services- Veronica and Beth
The national Australian community commemorate ANZAC with dawn services. In SA and NT, they are organised by the RSL. They take place at dawn on 25th April to remember and thank the soldiers that gave their lives in Gallipoli, France and Ypres. ANZAC day stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. There are also dawn services in France and Turkey because they are also places of importance to Australian and New Zealand Military. The reason why the services take place at dawn is because it was the most favoured time to launch an attack on the enemy. Dawn services are an opportunity for the community of a town or city to remember the ANZACs and pay their respects.
ANZAC Biscuits - Eliza Day and Emma
On ANZAC Day many families bake ANZAC biscuits and give them out to their family. During the war soldiers wives or mothers sent the ANZAC biscuits to the soldiers. Many organisations gathered to make these biscuits. The biscuits have a special recipe without dairy, so the biscuits don’t go out of date on the trip over. The biscuits originated from a Scottish recipe made from rolled oats. The biscuits were originally called soldiers biscuits but were re named to ANZAC biscuits after the landing of Gallipoli. On ANZAC Day these biscuits are used for fundraising to help the welfare of aged war veterans. People make these biscuits honour the work the soldiers did for our country. If ANZAC biscuits are called “ANZAC cookies” they are unable to be sold.
Local and national sports clubs- Kate, Melarn and Tess.
Every year on ANZAC day, there is a special ANZAC round for the footy. Before the game, there is a small service in which the players and the crowd commemorate the men who fought and died in the war. The players line up and sing the Australian anthem while a flag is raised. During the game, the players all wear black bands around their upper-arm to show respect and remembrance of the ANZACS. Afterwards, a single player is awarded a medal for the best example of ANZAC spirit: skill, courage, self-sacrifice, teamwork and fair play.
References and Acknowledgements
Add the resources that your group used to research the community story here. If you have spoken to members of the organisation please acknowledge their contribution here to.